限时阅读训练6.doc

高二英语限时阅读训练(六)一 完形填空The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where Id grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 36 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 37 my grandfather. “It isnt 38 , is it, Billy?” he said softly. He gently 39 my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 40 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 41 to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and 42 , grandpa.”He pulled me 43 . “It isnt just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. Its that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 44 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 45 of saying thank you to God. I 46 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 47 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 48 when you first said hello to a friend.” A year later, my grandpa became very 49 . Then all members of the family were 50 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 51 , I took his hand as 52 as he had once taken mine. “Hello, grandpa,” I 53 . His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief 54 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 55 about never saying good-bye about refusing to give in to sadness. 36. A. felt B. fixed C. watchedD. heard 37. A. watchB. interviewC. see D. discover 38. A. difficultB. hardC. easyD. comfortable 39. A. madeB. took C. led D. carried 40. A. where B. whenC. whichD. while 41. A. what B. howC. whoD. whether 42. A. redB. tastyC. funnyD. beautiful 43. A. close B. hardC. farD. around 44. A. boughtB. planted C. treatedD. discovered 45. A. approachB. methodC. way D. solution 46. A. preferredB. wantedC. referredD. used 47. A. give upB. give offC. give in D. give away 48. A. wordB. happiness C. sightD. memory 49. A. ill B. weakC. oldD. serious 50. A. orderedB. called C. deliveredD. sent 51. A. pleasure B. dutyC. turn D. wish 52. A. happilyB. sadlyC. carefullyD. gently 53. A. laughedB. shoutedC. addedD. whispered 54. A. signB. sighC. smile D. wave 55. A. thoughtB. meant C. worriedD. cared 二 任务型阅读AspirinAspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) has been used for many years as a painkiller. It also has an anti-inflammatory (消炎) action and can be used to reduce fever. Aspirin is already recommended for people to prevent stroke（中风） and heart attack because it improves ones blood circulation（血液循环）. So many people already take daily aspirin as a heart drug. Although aspirin can cause deadly internal bleeding, which is relatively rare, its benefits for people are great, not only to help increase the length of peoples lives, but to prevent and treat cancer, or to stop cancer spread according to the latest research.Taking a low dose (剂量) of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, fresh evidence suggests. Prof. Peter Rothwell, from Oxford University, and his colleagues, who carried out the latest work, had already linked aspirin with a lower risk of certain cancers, particularly bowel（肠） cancer. But their previous work suggested people needed to take the drug for about 10 years to get any protection. Now the protective effect occurs much soonerwithin three to five yearsbased on a new analysis of data from 51 trials involving more than 77,000 patients. And aspirin appears not only to reduce the risk of developing many different cancers in the first place, but may also stop cancers spreading around the body.Taking a low (75300mg) daily dose of aspirin appeared to cut the total number of cancer cases by 25 % after only three yearsthere were nine cancer cases per 1,000 each year in the aspirin-taking group, compared with 12 per 1,000 for those taking dummy pills. It also reduced the risk of a cancer death by 15% within five years (and sooner if the dose was higher than 300mg). And if patients stayed on aspirin for longer, their cancer death risk went down even furtherby 37% after five years.Low-dose aspirin also appeared to reduce the possibility that cancers, particularly bowel, would spread to other parts of the body, and by as much as half in some cases. However, Prof. Rothwell says for most fit and healthy people, the most important things they can do to reduce their lifetime cancer risk is to give up smoking, take exercise and have a healthy diet.But experts warn that there is still not enough proof to recommend it to prevent cancer cases and deaths and warn that the drug can cause dangerous side effects like stomach bleeding. Prof. Peter Johnson of Cancer Research UK, along with other experts, said it was still a good idea that people thinking of taking aspirin should first consult their doctors because of the possible side effect. And people should get some decisive advice from the government as to whether aspirin should be recommended more widely and the government should also advise the public about the benefits and risks of a